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remain in the darkness of ignorance, there is duality; but when their existence becomes illumined by the effulgence of divine knowledge by virtue of karma sadhana, gyana sadhana and bhakti sadhana, they are said to be in the state of non-dualism.

'Sivagnanabodham' and the 'Mapadiam', in their own ways, arrive at a concept of non-dual relationship, which Sivagnana Munivar calls 'Suddhadvaita' — non-dualism that is free from any flaw (of qualification).

Describing the philosophies of Dualism and Non-Dualism as complementary with Yoga Sutras, Advaita Vedanta, and Tantra.

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